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JOHN H. FELMLEIOF FITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

WRAPPING-4 MACHINE.

sijncrirca'rrorv forming part of Letters Patent No. 699,750, dated May13, 1902.

Application ned April so, 1901.

To @Z whom, it may con/cern.:

Be it known that I, JOHN H. FELMLEE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Pittsburg, in the county of Allegheny and AState ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inWrapping-Machines and I do declare the following to be a full,clear, andexact descriptionl ofthe invention, such it appertains to make and usethe same, reference being had to the accompanying drawthereon, whichform a part vof this specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in machin-es forwrapping caramels and other articles; and it consists in the provisionof means for automatically feeding the wrapping-paper forward, cuttingsame to a certain measured length, and of mechanism for feeding thearticle to bewrapped forward to a position over the wrapping-paperandiof folding or wrapping the paper about the article and depositingsame in readiness to be packed in suitable boxes for shipment.

The invention consists in the provision of various combinations ofparts, which will be hereinafter more fully described and thenspecifically defined in the appended claims, and is clearly illustratedin the Vaccompanying drawings, which, with the letters of referencemarked thereon, form a part of this applicatiomand in which drawingssimilarletters of reference indicate like parts throughout the `severalviews,vin which drawings- Figure l is a side elevation of my machine,parts of the inclosing frame being removed to better disclose thevarious parts of the mechanism. Fig. 2 is anelevation of the oppositieside of the machine with parts of the frame being removed. Fig. 3 is afront elevation with parts of the frame being shown in section. Fig. 4is a vertical sectional view taken on line 4 iE of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is atop plan View of the machine. Fig. 6 is a top plan viewin detail of thefolding-table or slotted trough along or through which the article beingwrapped passes while the last aps of the wrapper are being folded. Fig.7 is a detail view in perspective of the means employed to hold thecaramel or other article to be wrapped preparatory to its bein gdepressed Serial No. 58,148. (No model.)

onto the wrapping-paper. Fig. 8 is a detail in perspective of one of theend-flap-folding members. Fig. 9 is a face view of the folding 55 membershown in perspective in Fig. 8. Fig.

10 is a detail View showing the lower pivoted ends of theoutwardly-swinging arms, which carry at their upper ends the end-foldingmembers. Fig. 1l -is a detail view of the 6o knife which cuts off ameasured length of wrappingpaper. Fig. l2 is, a detail view showing thearticle to be wrapped as having been deposited on the'wrapping-paperandin readiness to be depressed in the'first step of 65 the folding ofthewrapping-papel'. Fig. 13 is a detail showing the second step of thewrapping in which the end flaps are folded up against the opposite edgesof the article. Fig. 14 shows the third step in the folding, in whichthe opposite iiaps are shown as folded one over the other. Fig. 15illustrates the fourth step in the folding operation. Fig. 16 is adetail showing 'the opposite end flaps being folded against the end ofthe article, and Fig. 17 shows the article on the folding-table inreadiness to be fed forward i to have the last flaps folded by the flapsbeing forced into the inclined slots shown in said table.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter, Adesignates the frame of the machine, which may be suitably housed andwhich supports the operative features of the invention. In the lowerpart of the frame is suitably journaled a drivingshaft B, to which powermay be applied from any source, which maybe transmitted to the pulleyB', mounted on said shaft. Keyed or otherwise secured to rotate withsaid shaft is a cam-wheel C, having a cam O on its periphery, and on theinner face of said cam-wheel is a segment-cam C2. (Shown plainly inelevation in Fig. 4 of the drawings, also in Fig. 2.) This segment-camextends substantially one-third the distanceabout the face of thecam-wheel and carries a pin orlugCi.

D designates the folding-table on which the articles to be Wrapped aredeposited and along which the partially-wrapped article is advancedduring the folding of the last flaps, and E the trough through whichthe'articles to be wrapped are fed to a position from which one by onethe articles are taken through the machine to receive the wrappers.

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The wrapping-paper is reeled on a shaft F, journaled at one side of theframe, and is fed between the feeding-rollers G and G', the former ofwhich rollers is journaled in stationary bearings, while the roller G isjournaled in the vplates G2, having their upper ends inverted-L-shapedto engage over the upper ends of the upright portions of the frame.Set-screws G3 are passed through threaded apertures in said in-verted-L-shaped ends, and the ends of said screws bear against the tops of saidupright portions .of the frame, as seen clearly in Fig. 3 of thedrawings. By this adjusting means the feed-rollerG', which is journaledin said plates G2, may be slightly raised or lowered to regulate thefrictional contact of said roller G' against the wrappingpaper beneath.Said feed-roller has a bevel gear-wheel G4, keyed to rotate with itsprojecting end, which gear-wheel is in mesh with a bevelgear-wheel G5,Fig. 2, the latter wheel G5 being keyed to rotate with thediagonallydisposed shaft GG, the upper end of which is journaled in thebracket G7, while the lower end of said shaft G6 has mounted to rotatetherewith a bevel gear-wheel G8, which is in mesh with a bevelgear-wheel G9, which latter is keyed on the main driving-shaft B, Fig.3. From this construction it will be observed that the feeding-roller G'is constantly in motion while the machine is in operation, while theroller G has an intermittent rotary movement, said wheel Gbeing idle fora moment in each revolution to allow the wrapping-paper to be cut off.Upon examination of Fig. 4 of the drawings it will be seen that aportion of the circumference of the roller G' is recessed, as at g, thebottom wall of said recessed portion being on the arc of a circle ofsmaller diameter than the main body portion of the roller, so that whensaid recessed portion of the roller is presented adjacent to the paperbeneath a slight space will intervene between thefpaper and the reducedor recessed portion, andas there will be no frictional contact betweenthe roller G and the paper while this recess is passing adjacent to thepaper the latter will remain stationary. The curved or convexed bottomof this recess serves another purpose, however, in that it khas atendency to hold the wrapping-paper from doubling or flapping up fromthe under roller G while the paper is stationary.

The paper after being measured off a sufficient length for the wrapper,which is 4determined by the circumference of the-feedingsurface of theroller G', passes through slots H in the plates H' and H2, which aremounted horizontally on the top of the frame, and be tween each of saidplates H and H2 is a slight space of sufficient width to allowthe-cuttingknife I to pass between Vto cut olf the wrapping-.paper theproperlength. Said cuttingknife ispivoted at I' to an angle-iron I2,Figs. 3 and l1, said angle-iron being held to the frame of .the machine.i To theknife is pivotedhat J one endotthe rodJ', the other end of whichrod hasffpivotal 'connection with the end of the rod J2, which ispivoted at its other end to the pin J2, Fig. 2, which pin is secured tothe frame of the machine. A lug J4 on the circumference of the wheel J5on the main driving-shaft at each revolution is adapted to trip the freeend of the rod J2 and depress the latter, which will cause the knife tobe thrown down through the space between said plates H' and H2. Afterthe lug J4 passes the free end of the rod J2 the spring'J-G, fastened atone end to the Vbar J2, its other e'nd to the frame, will cause theknife to swing back to its upright position, as shown in Fig. 3. Atension device I5, Fig. 4, is provided, comprising a flexible plate bentupon itselfand designed to be held over the table 16, the inner end ofwhich plate is adapted to bear with slight frictional pressure againstthe strip of 'paper which is fed through between the feeding-rollers andsupport same over the passage- .f

way through which the article to be wrapped is depressed, I provide areciprocating plate K, which is mounted on the top of the frame andprovided with two blades KX and KY, the former of which is slightlyupwardly bent, so

that it will not offer any obstruction to the end of the wrapping-paperwhich is fed between the blades. This reciprocating plate is actuated bymeans of the iever K2, which is pivoted on the pin K3, Figs. 1 and 4.The upper end of this lever K2 has a contracted end 7c, which passesthrough an aperture in said plate K, and as the lever K2 is rocked onits pivot the plate is caused to reciprocate. The lever K2 is actuatedby means of the blade-folding-actuatiug lever L, Fig. l. Said lever L ispivoted at L' to the frame, and a spring L2, mounted on said pin L', hasone end secured to or bearing against a pin L3 on the lever L, while theother end of the spring bears against the frame in which the crosshead Mreciprooates. This spring serves to hold the levers K2 and L normally inthe positions shown in Fig. l.

The lower end of the lever L is concaved, as at Z, Figs. 2 and 4, and isdisposed in the path of the segment-camC2, so that at each `revolutionof the wheel C said segment-cam will strike against and tilt thelever-L. The object of recessing the lever L at l is for the IOS purposeof allowing said lever to return toits i ment-cam is the last portionthereof to leave the lever` and rides-in said recessed portion justbefore leaving the lever. If the edge of f the lever were straight, itwill be readily unlderstood that the lever would be slower in returningto its normal position, too slow, in

fact, to actuate the plate K at the proper time, also the side-foldingblade, and'have the Said cam irst seat/5G latter accomplish its work inadvance of the folding-blade on the opposite side of the passage-waycontaining the article being folded. The upper end ot' said lever L isslotted land loosely receives the pin L4, which is disposed in the slotK5 of the lever K2. This pin L4is secured to the folding-blade N, whichreciprocates horizontally as the lever L is tilted and is thrown forwarda sufficient distance to fold over the second of the upright flaps. Tothe under face of said folding-blade N is secured a spring-iiap N', theforward end of which spring is fastened to the inner end of said blade,while the rear end, which is free, is slight-ly bent downward toward thefolding-table D, and against this spring, as well as against sidesprings N2, Fig. 4,' at right angles to the opposite longitudinal edgesof the table D, the wrapped articles are held while being forced outthrough the trough formed by the springs on three sides and the table asa bottom. Said springs N2 are vertically disposed on opposite sides ofthe passage-way down through which the articles to be wrapped pass tosteady the same, as they are being depressed onto the folding-table.

The articles to be wrapped as they are fed singly to a position over thepassage-way down through which they are depressed with thewrapping-paper beneath, the articles being forced forward by asucceeding article crowding the one in front of it forward, are heldsuspended over the wrapping-paper for a moment after the slotted plate Khas been withdrawn, said swinging shoe O, which is angled at its lowerend and at its upper end is pivoted to the yoke O2, secured to the upperend of the frame of the machine. This yoke is bent upon itself at itslongitudinal center, with a space intervening between its arms, intowhich space said foot is allowed to swing, so that its lower end will befree from the article to be wrapped and be out of the way of the armswhich carry the article, with the wrapper, down to the wrapping-tablebeneath. Mounted on the pivotal pin O' is a plate O3, which carries apin O5, which passes' through a slot in one arm of said yoke and has itsinner end secured to the shoe O, and the outer edge of said plate O3 isdisposed at an inclination and slightlyin advance of the forward end ofsaid shoe, for a purpose which will hereinafter appear.

Secured to the outer face of the cam C is a pin C5, which has a slidingmovement in the elongated slot C6 of the lever C7, which latter ispivoted at C5 to the frame. To the lever C7 is pivoted the lower end ofthe pitman P, the upper end of which is pivoted to the sliding plate M5,which has a sliding connection with the head M. This cross-headreciprocates in the frame, being confined in grooves therein by means ofthe gibs M2. To the outer face of said cross-head is fastened an ear M3,which carries a pin M4, on which the lower angled end of the arm Q ispivoted. Ou the same pin M4 is pivoted one end ot' the link Q', Fig. l0,said link being also engaged by a pin Q2, which passes through the lowerend of the arm Q4, thus causing the link and arm to tilt together. Thelower end of the'arm Q is concaved, as at Q3, and has a frictionalbearing against the convex portion of the end of the second arm Q4.Shoulders Q5 on the meeting ends of said arms serve to limit the inwardthrow of the upper portion of said arms, while a lug Q serves to limitthe outward throw of arm Q, andthe slotted angle-iron Q7, Fig. 10,serves to limit the outward lthrow of the arm Q4. The free end QS of thelink Q', Fig. l, passes through a recess in the plate M5, and as thesliding plate M5 when at its highest limit begins to move downward ashort distance independent of the cross-head, said distance beinglimited by the end of the slot M6 coming into contact with the pin u,carried by the cross-head, the two arms will be thrown toward eachother. The upper ends of these arms are provided with plates R, whichare disposed at right angles to the length of the arms, and when attheir inner limits are designed to engage over the top of the articleabout to be wrapped. The sliding plate M5, to which the upper end of theptman is pivoted, is slotted at its lower end, as at M, and a headedscrew m2 holds the lower end of said plate to the cross-head and allowsa limited play to said plate.

M8 is a spring, one end of which is fastened to the frame of themachine, while the upper free end bears against the inner face ot' thecross-head with sufficient frictional pressure to hold the cross-headsuspended while the sliding plate M5 is traveling a distance equal tothe length or" the slot M6 in the upper end thereof. The cross-head, itwill be noted, remains stationary at its highest limit for a moment,during which interval the endfolding blades S are allowed time to swingin against the ends of the article being wrapped and engage behind theguide-plates S'ou either side of the central upright portion of theframe of the machine. Pivoted to each plate S7, each of which supports afolding-blade S, is a folding member S2, a detail View of which is shownin Fig. 8, and each member S2 has a pin S5 at right angles to the lengthof `the member, Figs. 8, 9, and 15. This pin is held to its forwardlimit by means of a spring S4, secured to the folding-blade S andbearing against the pivoted end of said member. The outward throw of thefolding member is limited by the shouldered portion S5 coming in contactwith the pin SG.

The lower end of each folding-blade S, each of which blades is mountedon a plate S7, adjustably held at diderent heights 'ou the arms Q andQ4, is provided with a recess, one edge of which has a cam projection Tnear the upper end of the recess, while the other edge of the slot isgradually curved, as seen at T', Fig. 1G. These curved edges of therecess in the blade S are for the purpose of folding the opposite edgeaps of the wrap- IOS IIO

per, and the reason of providing the abrupt curve or cam on one edge ofthe recess is to fold in one flap slightly-in -advance of the oppositeone. The cam projection first coming in contact with one flap will beginto fold it before the edge of the recess with a gradual curve reachesthe opposite flap, so that the two edge flaps will be folded withoutinterference with each other. In order tothrow the folding member S2outward after it' has folded'the two horizontal flaps and not to be inthe way to interfere with the folding in of I the edge flaps, aninclined projection or angled plate T5, Figs. l and i?, is provided,which is secured to the frame with its outer inclined end in the path ofthe -pin S9, 'which pin strikes against the rounded end of saidangleiron and throws the lower free end of the folding member S2 outwardat the moment the opposite edge flaps are being folded. lt will beobserved that while the flaps are being folded by the plates S theplates R at the ends of the arms Q and Q are in engagement with anotherarticle to be wrapped and drawing the same down to the folding-table totake the place of the preceding article being wrapped, which latter,however, is lpushed out of the path of the following article by aplunger. As an edge of one of said plates R comes in contact with theinclined edge of the member O3 the shoe will be thrown back into theyoke and the article will be deposited on thewrapping-paper preparatoryfor its depression onto the folding-table.

' Vdesignates ablade-actuating lever which is pivoted at V, and a springV2, Icarried by said pin V', has one end bearing yieldingly against thegib for the cross-head, while its other rend bears against a pin V3 onthe lever V and serves to hold the lever V in the position shown injFig.l of the drawings. The lower inner edge of said lever V is disposed inthe path of the cam C', and at each revolution of'the wheel O said leveris tilted, and the upper end yof the lever is slotted, as at V4, andreceives a lug V5, which is secured to the horizontally-folding bladeV6. (Shown iu Fig. 4.) To the upper edge of 'said lug V5 is fastenedoneend of a spring-flap V7, which spring carries at its forward end apin VB, the endsof which are passed through the inclined slots V9k inthe upright portion of the frame,

c andas said folding-blade V5 is driven forwardthe forward end of thespring will be depressed, and through its connection with said blade thelatter will be ,yieldingly held down as lthe blade is driven forward,thus allowing the blade toyield slightly should an article being wrappedhappen to be of a greater thickness than an average article.

All ofthe iiaps of the wrapper with the exception ofthe last or finalflap having been folded by the mechanism described, the plunger W,whichjis mounted on the table D, is driven forward by means of the leverWV", Fig. 4, which lever is mounted to tilt on the pivotal pin w andnormally held in the position shown in Fig. 4 by means of the spring fW2,l which is carried by the pin W3, one end of said spring bearingagainst the edge ofthe lever W', while its other end bears against theframe of the machine. The upper end of the lever W is contracted andpasses through an aperture in the bottom of said plunger, whereby as thelever'is rocked on its pivot the plunger willbe driven forward andreturned to its starting'position. The lower end of said lever V/ ispivoted to the link W4, which in turn is pivoted to the trip-arm W5,which is pivoted at WG to the frame of the machine. The lower end of thetrip-arm W5 projects a short distance beyond its lower pivotal point,and said projecting end is disposed in the path of the pin C3, wherebyat each revolution of the segment-cam carrying said pin said arm istripped, and through its connections with the plunger the latter isdriven forward gradually, and after the projecting end of said armleaves the pin C3 the arm will quickly return to its normal position,and in so doing the plunger will under the influence of the spring W2return to its starting position. Said plunger is slotted in from itsouter or wrapper-engaging end, as shown at W7, Fig. 3, to receive thelower end of the spring W5, the upper end of which spring is secured tothe frame directly underneath the slotted plate H2. This spring W'8 isprovided for the purpose of holding the-articles being wrapped fromfalling down on the foldingtable and yields slightly as thedepressingarms are pulling the article partially wrapped down into aposition to have the final iiaps folded. As the plunger forces thearticle forward on the table for the purpose of causing the last flapsto be folded said last flaps, which are downwardly disposed and slightlycurved, enter the two diagonally-disposed slots X and X, one beingslightly in advance of the other and projecting outward over theopposite sides of the table, forming wings to guide the end iiaps,so'that the last iiap on one end will be folded in advance of the otherand folded underneath the bottom of the article. After the articles arewrapped they are pushed out through the trough by the succeedingarticles.

In operation the paper is fed forward by the feed-rollers, and is cut bythe knifethrough the medium of the pivoted rods J' and J2, the latter ofwhich is tripped by the lug J4. The slotted member K is pushed forwardto receive and support the wrapping-paper, while the latter passes overthe space down through which both the paper and article `to be Ywrappedare depressed. As the cam-wheel C rotates, so that the cam C willcontact with the lower edge of the lever V, and, tilting the latter, thefolding-blade V6 will be thrown forward and fold one ofthe upright'aps.(Shownin Fig. 13.) Aftersaid liap is partially folded the segment-cam'C2 on the opposite face of the wheel C will contact with the lower endof the lever L and commence to tilt same, and as it tilts thefolding-blade N IOO IIO

will be thrown forward to fold the second upright iiap, Fig. 13. As thepin C5 begins to raise the lever CT, to which the pitman is pivoted, thelatter will impart a longitudinal motion to the sliding plate M5, whichwill cause the link Q8 to tilt the arms Q and Q4, so that their upperends will be thrown outward as they rise. During this movement, owing tothe pin C5 being at the inner end of the slot C5, the movement of thepitman will be accelerated, and the speed of the pitman will be somewhatslackened on its downward throw as the pin C5 changes its pivotal centerto the opposite end of said slot C6. Vhen the pitman reaches its highestthrow and commences to descend, it will be observed that the slidingplate M5 will have a slight downward movement independent of thecross-head, the latter remaining stationary for a moment, sufficientlyonly to allow the depressing-arms Q and Q4 to be thrown toward eachother and into vertical positions, with the plates secured at theirupper ends directly over the ends of the article to be wrapped. As saidarms are thrown inward on the downward movement of the sliding plate M5,actuating the link Q8, which draws the arms together, the folding-bladeS, one on each side of the central portion of the frame of the machine,will engage behind the guide-plates S. By the time the sliding plate M5reaches its lowest limit with relation to the cross-head on which it ismounted and when the upper end of the slot MG contacts with the pin mthe cross-head will commence to descend with the sliding plate, and asthe edge of the slotted or recessed blade having the cam T contacts withone of the edge fiaps l it will be partially folded before the oppositefiap is folded in by the edge T', which isgradually outlined. Previous,however, to the folding of the opposite edge iiaps the upper iiaps arefolded down by the member shown in Fig. l5 of the drawings, which memberengages the flaps as the blade S commences to descend. As the pin S9contacts with the rounded edge of the angle-iron T5 and throws the lowerend of the folding member Sz outward, so that it will not interfere withthe folding in of the opposite edge iiaps, by the time the edge flapsare folded in the swinging folding member S"2 will have passed over theangle-iron T5 and resume its normal position. After the top and edgeiiaps have been folded the plunger XV is driven forward and forces thearticle, with its downwardlyextending remaining flaps, one at eachend'thereof, forward, and said flaps enter the slots X and X, which arearranged one in advance of the other, and thelast flaps are folded underthe bottom ofthe article, and the succeeding articles will force thewrapped ones out through the trough, from which they may be fed to auapparatus forpacking'same in boxes for shipment.

` In this application I make no claim for a feeding mechanism forconveying the articles to be wrapped, but have shown in Fig. 2 a belt Z,on which a line of caramels or other articles to be wrapped may be fedinto the trough. A sufficient forward pressure will be exerted on theline of articles in` the feedingtrough to advance same one by one to aposition above a severed piece of paper.

Vhat I claim isl. A wrappingmachine, consisting of a frame havingfolding mechanism, awrapperfeeding device, a dependingshoe fortemporarily holding an article to be wrapped, and means for swinging theshoe from underneath said article preparatory to its being wrapped, asset forth.

2. A wrappingmachine, consisting of a frame and folding apparatus, awrapper-feeding device, a depending swinging shoe on which an article isfed and temporarily held, arms designed to depress the article andwrapping-paper onto a folding-table, and` means actuated by one of saidarms, for depositing the article to be wrapped on the wrappingpaper bywithdrawing said shoe, as set forth.

A wrappingmachine, consisting of a frame and folding` mechanism, awrapperfeeding device, a depending swinging shoe mounted over thewrapping-paper, and designed to temporarily7 hold the article to bewrapped over the paper, arms for engaging the article, one of saidarmsadapted to swing said shoe from under the article to be wrapped, andmeans for depressing the article and paperbeneath same onto afolding-table, as set forth.

4. A wrapping machine consisting of a frame and folding mechanism, anintermittent wrapping-paper feeder for advancing the paper to a positionon which an article is deposited, means for cutting the wrapping-paper ameasured length, a yoke secured to the frame, a swinging shoe pivotedthereto, and having an angled end adapted to temporarily support thearticle to be wrapped, the pivoted arms for engaging the article anddepressing same with the wrapping-paper onto a wrapping-table, oneofsaid arms designed to throw the shoe back to free the article as thearms approach each other, as set forth.

5. A wrappingmachine, consisting of a frame and folding mechanism, anintermittent wrapping-paper-feeding mechanism for advancinga piece ofpaper to a position to receive an article to be wrapped, means forcutting the paper a measured length,i a yoke secured tothe top of theframe, a swinging shoe having a projection designed to temporarilysupport the article to be wrapped, a plate pivoted to swing with saidshoe, and arms havingangled ends which engage and depress the article tobe wrapped, one of said arms designed to contact with and swing saidplate and the shoe secured thereto backward to free the shoe from thearticle, as set forth. y

G. A wrapping-machine, consisting of a frame andfolding mechanism, anintermittent wrapping-paper-feeding mechanism for IOO IIO

the paper to a measured length, a yoke secured to the frame, a shoe,having an angled projection, and pivoted within said yoke, a

p plate mounted to swing-with said shoe, and

guided by a pin Working in a slot in one of the arms ot' the yoke, theedge of said plate being inclined, the pivoted arms with plates securedto the ends thereto which are adapted to engage over the article todepress same onto a wrapping-table, one of said arms adapted to contactwith said plate and swing same together with said shoe rearward torelease the article and deposit same on the wrappingpaper, as set forth.

'7. Awrapping-machine, comprisinga frame and folding mechanism,anintermittent wrapping-paper-feeding mechanism, for advancing the paperto a position to receive an article to be Wrapped, a reciprocating papersupporting and guide plate, means for operating same, a swinging shoefor temporarily supporting the article to be wrapped over thewrapping-paper which has been `cut to a measured length, and mechanismfor swinging the shoe rearward and for operating said guideplate, as setforth.

8. Awrapping-machinc comprisingaframe and folding mechanism,paperfeedingmeans, a reciprocating plate mounted on the frame of the machine andhaving two blades KX and KY spaced apart, a tilting lever engaging saidslotted plate, and adapted to reciprocate the same, and means fortilting said lever, as set forth.

9. Awrapping-machine, comprising in combination with the frame, thepaper-feeding mechanism, means for cutting the paper, swinging armswhich are adapted to automatically grip an article which has beendepositedupon the wrapping-paper, means for operating said arms anddepress the same with the wrapping-paper, and means for folding theopposite longitudinal edges of the Wrapping-paper about an articleresting on a folding-table, as said swinging arms are raised to theirhighest position, as set forth.

l0. A wrappingmachine, comprising in combination with the frame of themachine, means for feeding the paper to a position to receive an articleto be wrapped, pivoted and vertically-reciprocating arms adapted to gripthe article which has been superimposed upon the wrapping-paper anddepress the same with the wrapping-paper, means for operatin g saidarms, a wrapping-table, and means for folding one edge of awrapping-paper resting on said table on which an article to be wrappedrests, slightly in advance of the opposite iiap, said folding beingeffected in thc upward throw of said reciprocating arms.

. 1l. In a wrapping-machine, the combination with the frame,reciprocating pivoted arms,which are adapted to engage and depress anarticle tobe wrapped, which has been superimposed upon thewrapping-paper, means for operating said arms, a stationary wrappingtable, horizontally movable foldingblades mounted above said table, andlevers which are adapted to actuate said blades, one in advance'of theother, as said swinging arms are raised to depress a following articleto be wrapped, as set forth.

l2. A wrapping machine, comprising in combination with the frame,vertically-movable swinging arms, which are adapted to engage anddepress an article to be wrapped, which has been previouslysuperimposedupon a piece of wrapping-paper, means for operating said arms, adriving-shaft and connections between said shaft and the swinging armsfor operating the latter,folding-blades adapted t0 be actuated, one inadvance of the other, as said arms are raised to their highestpositions, as set forth.

13. A wrapping machine, comprising in combination with the frame, anoperatingshaft, a reciprocating cross-head, pivoted and swinging armscarried'by said cross-head,con nections between said shaft andcross-head for operating the latter, and means for tilting or swingingsaid arms as the cross-head reciprocates.

14. A machine for wrapping articles, comprising in combination with theframe, a driving-shaft, a cam-wheel mounted thereon, a cross head andconnections between same and said cam wheel for reciprocating thecross-head, folding-blades, which are driven forward by said cam-wheelas the cross-head rises, pivoted and swinging arms carried by thecross-head, and adapted to be thrown outward as the cross-head israised, and means for throwing the arms toward each other as theyapproach their highest position, as set forth.

l5. A machine for wrapping articles, comprising in combination with theframe,`a driving-shaft, cam-wheel mounted thereon, a reciprocatingcross-head, horizontally-disposed IOO IIO

folding-blades, which are driven forward by the cam-wheel, as saidcross-head rises, pivoted arms mounted on said cross-head, andend-folding blades carried by said arms, as set forth.

16. A machine for wrapping articles, comprising in combination with theframe, a driving-shaft and cam-wheel rotating therewith, a reciprocatingcross-head, connections between same and said driving-shaft, thesidefolding flaps actuated by said cam-wheel, the

pivoted arms carried by the cross-head, and l oted arms carried by thecross-head and means for tilting said arms as the cross-headreciprocates, an edge-flap folding blade secured to each of said arms,and a pivoted folding member carried by each arm, as set forth.

1S. A wrappingmachine, comprising in combination with the frame,thedriving-shaft, cam-wheel rotating with said shaft, horizontally-movable:folding-blades and levers actuated by the cam-wheel for operating thesame, a reciprocating cross-head, pivoted arms carried thereby, andadapted to be tilted as the cross-head reciprocates, edge-folding bladescarried by said arms adapted to be thrown toward each other, as saidarms approach their highest positions, and means for holding said bladesso that as they descend they will be held parallel to each other, and apivoted folding member carried by each arm, as setforth.

19. A wrapping machine, comprising in combination with theframe,thedriving-shaft, cam-wheel rotating therewith, thehorizontally-movable folding-blades, levers contacting with saidcam-wheel for operating said folding-blades,a reciprocating cross-headand connections between same and the cam-wheel, the pivoted arms carriedby thecross-head, and rocked or tilted as said cross-head reciprocates,a blade carried by each of said arms, which blade is adapted to fold theopposite edges of the wrapper, and retaining guideplates held to theframe of the machine behind which said edge-folding blades are adaptedto engage, and be held in parallel relation against the article to bewrapped as said blades are descending, and a pivoted foldingfiap carriedby each arm, as set forth.

20. A wrappingmachine, comprising in combination with the frame, thedriving-shaft and cam-wheel rotating therewith, areciprocatingcross-head,the horizontally-reciprocating folding-blades,the pivoted arms carried by the cross-head, a blade adapted to fold theopposite edges ofthe wrapper carried by each of said arms, means forthrowingr said edgefolding blades toward each other as the crosshead isdriven to its highest position, stationary retaining guide-plates,behind which said cross-head is thrown, a pivoted folding member on eachof said arms and having a projection which is adapted to fold the topflaps slightly in advance of the folding of the edge flaps, and meansfor throwing said pivoted folding member outward, as the opposite edgeflaps are folded, as set forth.

2l. A wrapping-machine, comprising in combination with the frame, thedriving-shaft and cam-wheel rotating therewith, the horizontally-movablefolding-blades, means for actuating same, the reciprocating cross-head,pivoted arms carried thereby, and means for tilting the same as thecross-head reciprocates, folding-blades secured one to each arm, whichblades are adapted to fold the opposite edges of the iap, one in advanceof the other as said blades are held in parallel relation, and

on theirdownward movement, a pivoted folding member on each of saidarms, a stationary-portion ot' the frame in the path of said pivotedfolding member adapted to throw the latter outward as the opposite edgeflaps are being folded, as set forth.

22. A wrappingmachine, comprising in combination with the frame, the opeatingshaft and cam-wheel rotated therewith, the horizontallymovablefoldingblades and means for operating the same, the cross-head,connections between same and the operatingshaft, the pivoted armscarried by the crosshead, means for tilting said arms as the crossheadreciprocates,the edge-folding blades and pivoted folding member carriedby each of said arms, means for adjusting said edge and top foldingmembers longitudinally on each of said arms, as set forth.

A wrappingmachine, comprising in combination with the frame, theoperatingshaft, a reciprocating cross head, pivoted arms carried by saidcross-head, means for im parting an intermittent motion to the crossheadas the shaft is rotated.

2l. A wrappingmachine, comprising in combinationwith the frame,thedriving-shaft, a reciprocating cross-head, and means connected with saidshaft for operating same, pivoted arms carried by said cross-head, andmeans for throwing the upper ends ot' said arms toward each other whenthe cross-head is at its upper end, and stationary, as set forth.

25. A wrapping machine, comprising in com bination with the frame,thedriving-shaft,

the cam-wheel, a reciprocating cross-head, the horizontalfolding-blades, means for operating the same, a sliding plate carried bythe cross-head, and having pitman and lever connections with saidcam-wheel, the pivoted arms, and means for actuating same as said plateslides, as set forth.

26. A wrapping machine, comprising in combination with the frame,driving-shaft, cam-wheel rotating therewith, a reciprocating cross-head,a sliding plate secured to said cross-head, and having a longitudinalplay, pivoted arms carried by the cross-head, apivoted and tilting linkactuated by said sliding plate, and adapted to operate said pivoted armsas the crosshead and plate carried thereby are reciprccated.

27. A wrapping machine, comprising in combination with the frame, thedriving-shaft and cam-wheel rotating therewith, a reciprocatingcross-head, a plate having a longitudinal sliding connection with saidcross-head, pitman and lever connections between said plate and thecam-wheel, the arms carried by the cross-head, and having their lowerends angled, one of said angled ends being concaved to receive theconvex end of the other, and adapted to tilt in contact with each other,and a link adapted to tilt one of said levers, as set forth.

28. A wrapping machine, comprising. in combination with the frame, thedrivin g-shaft ICO and cam-wheel rotating therewith, the reciprocatingcross-head adapted to be stationary for a moment when atits highestlimitand sliding plate mounted thereon, pitman and lever connections betweensaid cam-wheel and the sliding plate, the arms carried by the crossheadand having their lower portions angled, one end being eoncaved and theother convex, and held in contact with each other, a link mounted on oneofthe pivots of said arms, and having pivotal connection with the angledportion of one of said arms,whereby as said sliding plate isreciproeated independent of the crosshead, said arms are tilted upontheir pivots, as set forth.

29. A wrapping machine, comprising in combination with. the frame, adriving-shaft, reciprocating cross-head, a sliding plate mountedthereon, connections between said sliding plate and the driving-shaft,the pivoted arms carried by the cross-head, and having their lower endsangled and turning in contact with each other, one of the meeting endsof said arms being coneaved to receive the convex end of the other,shoulders on said ends to limit the throw of said arms, a link carriedon one of the pivotal pins of said arms, and having pivotal connectionwith the angled portion of an arm, and its free end engaging a recess insaid sliding plate, as set forth.

30. In a wrapping-machine, the combination with the frame, the shaft,the reciprocating cross-head, the sliding plate having slots at itsopposite ends, screws secured to the cross-head and passing through saidslots to limit the throw of said plate, the arms pivoted at their angledportions to the crosshead, the inner ends of said arms, being held infrietional contact, shoulders to limit the throw of said arms, andslotted guide-plates through which the arms pass, a link mounted on oneof the pivots of said arms and having pivotal connection with the angledend of one of said arms, the end of said link adapted to rest in arecess in said sliding plate, and to be tilted by the latter as theplate reciproeates independent of the cross-head, as set forth.

3l. In a wrapping-machine, the combination with the frame, thedriving-shaft, the cam-Wheel rotating therewith, the cross-head, thepivoted arms carried thereby, sliding plate mounted upon the cross-head,means for tilting said arms as the plate moves independent of thecross-head, a slotted lever C7 pivoted at one end to the frame of themachine, pitman connection between said lever and sliding plate, and apin C5 mounted eccentrically ou said cam-wheel and working in the slotof said lever, whereby the crosshead has an accelerated motion duringits upward movement, and a gradual movement on the downward throw ofsaid cross-head, as set forth.

32. A wrapping-machine, comprising in combination with the frame, thedriving-shaft and cam-wheel rotating therewith, a reciproeating crosshead, sliding plate mounted thereon, pivoted arms carried by thecrosshead and means for tilting said arms as said plate is actuatedindependent of the crossliead, a slotted lever pivoted to the stationaryportion of the frame, a wrist-pin carried by the cam-wheel and having asliding play in said lever, and pitman connection between said slidingplate and lever, as set forth.

33. A wrappingmachine, comprising in combination with the frame,thedriving-shaft, cam-wheel rotating therewith, a segment-cam mounted onone face of the cam-wheel, the pivoted levers L and V, thefolding-blades actuated by said levers L and V, the paperguiding platemounted on the table, a pivoted lever K2 actuated by said lever L forreciproeating said guide-plate.

34. A wrapping machine, comprising in combination with the frame,driving-shaft, the cam-wheel rotating therewith, the lever V normallyheld in contact with the cam edge ot' said Wheel,'a horizontalfolding-blade having a bar V5 engaging an aperture in the upper end ofsaid lever, a spring V7 secured to said bar and a pin V8 secured to thefree end of said spring, and adapted to slide in diagonally-disposedslots V9 in the frame of the machine, whereby as said horizontal bladeis drawn forward, the spring will be slightly under tension, and thefolding-blade adapted to yield slightly, as set forth.

35. A wrappingmachine, comprising in combination with the frame,thedriving-shaft and cam-wheel mounted thereon, a segmentcam on the face ofsaid cam-wheel, the pivoted lever L actuated by said segment-cam, aspring mounted on the pivotal pin of said lever, one end bearing againstthe stationary part of the frame, its other end against a pin on saidlever, and adapted to normally hold the lower coneaved portion of saidlever in the path of the circumference of said segment-cam, a pincarried at the upper end of said lever, the folding-blade secured tosaid pin and a spring secured to said blade, and a tilting leverslotted, and engaging said pin, and a paper-guide plate actuated by saidtilting lever, as set forth.

36. In a wrapping-machine, the combination with the frame, thedriving-shaft, the cam-wheel, a reciprocating cross-head, a slidingplate mounted on said cross-head, pivotal connections between thecam-wheel and said plate, and a spring bearing against the crosshead andadapted to frictionally engage and hold the same suspended while saidplate has a movement independent of the cross-head, as set forth.

37. A wrapping machine, comprising in combination with the fram e,thedriving-shaft, the cam-wheel mounted thereon,the segmentcam, the pinmounted on said segment, the tilting lever actuated by the segment-cam,and the folding-blade actuated by said lever, a plunger, alspring-actuated pivoted lever having connection with said plunger, atrip IIO member pivoted tothe frame and having link oonnectionswith saidplunger-engaging lever,

the lower end of said trip disposed in thepath of said pin on thesegment-cam, whereby the plunger is drawn forward and automaticallyreturned toits starting position bysaid springactuated lever, as setforth.

38. A wrapping machine, comprising in combination with the frame, thedriving-shaft and cam-wheel,the plunger,the table on which the same ismounted, the spring-actuated lever engaging said plunger, the pivotedtrip, link connection between the same and said lever, the pin mountedon the cam wheel adapted to contact with said trip to drive the plungerforward, said plunger being longitudinally slotted, a spring secured tothe frame and having its lower free end engaging in the slotted end ofsaid plunger, as set forth.

39. A wrapping-machine, having in combination with the frame, thedriving-shaft, the cam-wheel mounted thereon, the plunger and foldingmeans, and mechanism for operating the same,the folding-table havingdiagonallydisposed and slightly-curved slots in its opposite edges, onein advance of the other, and into which the last flaps of the wrapperare adapted to engage as the articles being wrapped are successivelydriven by the plunger outward, the outer marginal walls of said slotsprojecting outward over the opposite sides of the table, forming Wingsto guide the end flap, as set forth.

40. In combination with the cross-head and pivoted arms carried thereby,the foldingblade S secured to each arm, said plate having its lower endslotted, one edge of which is provided with an abrupt curved portion T,and its opposite edge curved gradually, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afx my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

JOHN H. FELMLEE.

Witnesses:

J. M. PEEIFFER, A. L. HOUGH.

